List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1951–1955) explained

This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the Fortieth Parliament of the United Kingdom (1951–1955).

Most MPs elected for Welsh constituencies at the 1951 United Kingdom general election, held on 25 October 1951, served a full term, but there was one by-election.

The list is sorted by the name of the MP.

Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Welsh Labour Party	28
	Welsh Conservative Party	4
	Welsh Liberal Party	3
	National Liberal	1
Total		36

MPs

MP		Constituency	Party	In constituency since
	Aneurin Bevan	Ebbw Vale	Labour Party	1929
	Nigel Birch	West Flintshire	Conservative Party	1950
	Roderic Bowen	Cardiganshire	Liberal Party	1945
	James Callaghan	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	1945
	William Cove	Abervaon	Labour Party	1929
	Clement Davies	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Party	1929
	S. O. Davies	Merthyr Tydfil	Labour Party	1934 by-election
	Desmond Donnelly	Pembrokeshire	Labour Party	1950
	Ness Edwards	Caerphilly	Labour Party	1939 by-election
	Garner Evans	Denbigh	National Liberal	1950
	Harold Finch	Bedwellty	Labour Party	1950
	Peter Freeman	Newport	Labour Party	1945
	Raymond Gower	Barry	Conservative Party	1951
	David Grenfell	Gower	Labour Party	1922
	Jim Griffiths	Llanelli	Labour Party	1936 by-election
	Cledwyn Hughes	Anglesey	Labour Party	1951
	Thomas Jones	Merioneth	Labour Party	1951
	David Llewellyn	Cardiff North	Conservative Party	1950
	William Mainwaring	Rhondda East	Labour Party	1933 by-election
	Percy Morris	Swansea West	Labour Party	1945
	Rhys Hopkin Morris	Carmarthen	Liberal Party	1945
	David Mort	Swansea East	Labour Party	1940 by-election
	Walter Padley	Ogmore	Labour Party	1950
	Arthur Pearson	Pontypridd	Labour Party	1938 by-election
	Robert Richards	Wrexham	Labour Party	1935
	Goronwy Roberts	Caernarfon	Labour Party	1950
	David Thomas	Aberdare	Labour Party	1946 by-election
	George Thomas	Cardiff West	Labour Party	1945
	Iorwerth Thomas	Rhondda West	Labour Party	1950
	Peter Thomas	Conwy	Labour Party	1951
	Peter Thorneycroft	Monmouth	Conservative Party	1945 by-election
	Tudor Watkins	Brecon and Radnor	Labour Party	1945
	Granville West	Pontypool	Labour Party	1946 by-election
	D. J. Williams	Neath	Labour Party	1945 by-election
	Llywelyn Williams	Abertillery	Labour Party	1950 by-election
	Eirene White^[1]	East Flintshire	Labour Party	1950

By-elections

There was one by-election during this period:

• 1954 Aberdare by-election won by Arthur Probert

See also

• 1951 United Kingdom general election

References

1. Web site: WHITE, EIRENE LLOYD, Baroness White (1909-1999), politician Dictionary of Welsh Biography . 2024-06-19 . biography.wales.